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MLB playoffs 2020: Rays-Astros ALCS is clash between the top seed and the defending AL champs
We’ve gotten used to seeing the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series. The Tampa Bay Rays? Not so much. The Astros bashed their way into their fourth consecutive ALCS, the longest streak since the 1998-2001 Yankees. Houston scored 33 runs and hit 12 home runs in its four-game division series win over the […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Rays get OF Austin Meadows (oblique) back for ALDS
Manager Kevin Cash told reporters on Sunday that Meadows was “in a pretty good spot right now” and that the 25-year-old would be taking swings against pitcher Brent Honeywell in a simulated game. The return of Meadows significantly strengthens Tampa Bay’s lineup. Meadows broke out in 2019, hitting .291/.364/.558 with 33 home runs in 138 […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Rays include rookie LHP Shane McClanahan, Ji-Man Choi on first-round roster
McClanahan was a first-round pick in the amateur draft two years ago who pitched at Class A and Double-A in 2019. He joined first baseman Ji-Man Choi and infielder Yandy Diaz, who have been on the injured list, in being added to the active roster before Game 1 of the best-of-three series. To make room […]
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